Amendments to the Social Security (Claims and Payment) Regulations 19873.

In paragraph 6 (fuel costs) of Schedule 9 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties) to the Social Security (Claims and Payment) Regulations 198717—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “item of mains gas or mains electricity including any charges for the reconnection of gas or disconnection or reconnection of electricity (“fuel item”)”, substitute “fuel item”; and

(ii)

for “that fuel”, substitute “the fuel in respect of which the debt arose (“the relevant fuel”)”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “that fuel item”, substitute “the relevant fuel”;

(c)

at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b), add “, plus such weekly amount as is required to meet any payments required to be made under a green deal plan within the meaning of section 1 of the Energy Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “that fuel item”, substitute “the relevant fuel”; and

(e)

after sub-paragraph (7), add—

“(8)

In this paragraph, “fuel item” means—

(a)

any charge for mains gas, including for the reconnection of mains gas; and

(b)

any charge for mains electricity, including any charge for the disconnection or reconnection of mains electricity and including any payments required to be made under a green deal plan within the meaning of section 1 of the 2011 Act.”.